Tag: drought
World’s richest 10% responsible for two-thirds of global heating since 1990:...
They discovered that emissions from the richest 10 percent of people in China and the United States alone each resulted in an increase of two to three times the heat extremes in vulnerable regions.
Rain and heat, fire and snow
The world as we knew it really is ending faster than some of us ever expected.
Oxford study warns extreme heat and drought to hit 90% of...
The life-threatening impacts of the global climate emergency have only continued to reverberate in 2023.
Utah’s Great Salt Lake reaches record-low water level
While the west is experiencing a mega-drought, the lake is at its lowest water level since recording started in 1847.
Desertification and land degradation now affects 50% of world’s population, economy:...
Damage to soils and water has dire consequences for humanity, a new report warns ahead of meeting of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
Warmer, drier spring to bring worsening drought to US, NOAA report...
Likely worsening conditions in many of the areas already experiencing drought could lead to additional heatwaves.
Climate crisis has made western US megadrought worst in 1,200 years
"Climate change is here and now," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. "If a 1,200 year mega-drought isn't enough to make people realize that, I don't know what is."
‘Loudest alarm bell yet’: Unprecedented water shortage declaration for US West
"Climate change is an emergency."
California oil lobby seeks to strip environmental protections for groundwater amid...
The move could make it harder for landowners to sue companies that pollute water tables.
Forests vs. climate change: Researchers race to understand what drought means...
We’re already seeing signs of accelerated forest mortality around the world. And it’s not just arid regions that may see forest die-offs, new research finds.
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Thousands protest Olympics’ social and environmental harms as ICE presence sparks unrest in Milan
Demonstrators denounce public spending, ecological damage, police repression, Israel’s participation, and the deployment of US immigration agents during the Milano-Cortina Winter Games.
$380 million in funding cuts to one of the most successful public education programs
“Every day, there’s yet another abuse.” The wanton attack on public schools is one of America’s biggest tragedies.
The materialist mind is trying to resolve an existential crisis
“Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans.” — John Lennon
What do Minnesota and Venezuela have in common?
The governing logic of the Trump administration increasingly treats both Democratic-controlled U.S. states and neighboring countries as spaces requiring imperial pacification rather than democratic self-rule.
EPA reapproves drift-prone pesticide dicamba
This decision will allow farmers in 34 states to use the herbicide on dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton, following a 2024 court ruling that had previously vacated its use.